Star Wars Over Telnet

When I took my first computer class on Fortran in the Fall of 1976, I
made calendars for my family with Snoopy printed in ASCII art. Of
course, I just got the Snoopy card deck from someone and copied it,
but I made the calendar myself--after all every gift needs a personal
touch. I still have the card deck to show curious students who have
never seen punch cards. A bit of ancient history.

Of course, there are all kinds of ASCII art, a real need before the
day when people had graphical interfaces and broadband connections.
Even so, I'm always amazed at what people come up with. Now you can
watch the original Star Wars in an ASCII animation. Just telnet to
towel.blinkenlights.nl and the show will begin. It's not
done yet. It quits just after Luke rescues Princess Leah. Watching
it in ASCII art with the dialogue flashing buy in text is actually
kind of entertaining.